[kj] ot darren.. israelli neo nazis/ a qu... ;)

[Rob Horan]

"Sweet as" as well...meaning about the same thing. I'm pretty sure
they both originated in NZ
 
maybe 'sweet as a nut' which is cockney rhyming slang for...errr something...but your point is right, I use sweet as a compliment and sweetie is a word I use a lot, both used in UK all the time......jaysus, are we bored or what???

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net on behalf of Brendan Quinn
Sent: Mon 10/09/2007 21:53
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] ot darren.. israelli neo nazis/ a qu... ;)



Hi guys,

On top of what Bolly said, I think it might be cultural thing, and it is
almost definitely a context thing. My first thought is that it was a nice
compliment...perhaps manners are so rare in the UK now though that
compliments are looked at askance...

(*JOKE!*) ;p

PS: "Sweet" as a word in NZ meaning "cool" "awesome" "outta sight" "groovy"
kinda thing started ages ago, Bongo will back me up on this. We have a
saying "Sweet as" as well...meaning about the same thing. I'm pretty sure
they both originated in NZ, in that context I mean, I remember being blown
away when I heard Cartman on Southpart say "Sweet" once, meaning "cool"
kinda thing...I think it spread to surfy culture and out from there and is
common in various places amongst the "kids" now :)

Sweet? Sweet.

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Darren A. Peace
Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2007 8:47 a.m.
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] ot darren.. israelli neo nazis/ a qu... ;)

Yes, I certainly wouldn't say it unless I wanted a kick in the nuts! It is
also patronising, I agree.

Darren
Hungerford, UK

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of melinda grant
Sent: 10 September 2007 12:21
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] ot darren.. israelli neo nazis/ a qu... ;)

yeah darren,i kinda go along with much of your post,also i think refuring to

someone as" sweet" is very patronising,and a
bit of an insult,which rolled of my back and left me thinking that the
person who said it,is very simple
with a backward mind ;-D  ive never been called that b.4 it stinks
lol.......

i mean,how many people in there right mind would refur to a middl-aged woman

as "sweet?" especially when the person saying it was also
middle--aged,personally i thought they were mad really


:D))))  i mean i wasnt even called "sweet"  when i was a kid,when saying

that would be more relevant to that age group!!!!

melinda  ps i thought the person who said it a proper berk  and very
creepy---dickhead ;-D)))))

thanx anyways ok.....

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